Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan has held a meeting with the delegation led by Johannes Luchner, the Deputy Director-General at the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission.
Armenian Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan and Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos also attended the meeting.
The parties mutually highlighted the successes achieved last year within the framework of the visa liberalization dialogue, which resulted in the Visa Liberalization Action Plan being handed over to the Government of Armenia. In this context, Deputy PM Mher Grigoryan reaffirmed Armenia’s commitment to ensuring the full and effective implementation of the Action Plan and outlined the reforms already carried out in the country, as well as those planned for the near future, Grigoryan’s office said in a readout.
Johannes Luchner welcomed the efforts of the Armenian government and emphasized that Armenia has progressed along this path faster than any other country.
Johannes Luchner, the Deputy Director-General at the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, handed over on November 5 the EU-Armenia Visa Liberalization Action Plan to Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan, who is Armenia’s Senior Official for the Visa Liberalization Dialogue with the EU.
